Dai Ziling

Chapter 9 Blood Moon

The sky is bright and clear, when family affection and love are in opposition, how should one choose... Huifeng is peaceful, and Zixi is busy back and forth in the yard carrying a bamboo plaque
"stop!"

Just sweeping the floor, what did this girl do?Luo Yiyao ran out of the house in a panic.

Zixi mixed medicinal herbs with similar colors and shapes. At this time, she was about to pour the snake herb into the plaque of the flower ear grass in the umbrella house, when she was so frightened by Luo Yiyao, she immediately threw the bamboo plaque in her hand out
Looking at the medicinal herbs scattered on the ground, Luo Yiyao froze in place, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"what happened?"

They all look the same, so why put them in different bamboo plaques to dry?I kindly help him tidy up, why is he making such a fuss!Zixi looked at him puzzled, and asked innocently.

"Ugh!"

Luo Yiyao knew that she had no intention, sighed deeply, knelt down and picked up all the herbs on the ground into the bamboo plaque.

"Hedyotis clears away heat and detoxifies, reduces swelling and disperses silt, and herb is a good medicine for scalds."

Seeing that Zixi was still in a daze, Luo Yiyao picked up two herbs and handed them to her, and continued:

"Look carefully, Hedyotis herba has thinner and thinner leaves compared to Hedyotis herb. Two medicines with different effects can't be mixed casually, otherwise there will be problems!"

Zixi took the two herbs, held them up in the sun and carefully compared them to reduce the swelling. Suddenly, her eyes lit up when she was burned, she tilted her head and blinked at Luo Yiyao, with a smirk on her face:
"If I beat your leg to swell now, and then scald it with a piece of hot coal, can these two medicines be mixed together and boiled for you to drink?"

"I……"

Luo Yiyao was dumbfounded, as if there was a lump in his throat.

"What, am I right?"

"Miss, dispensing medicine is a science. Forget it, don't worry about it, I'll clean it up."

If you talk too much, you will lose, shut up and save your life.Maybe this girl can really do those things!
After a while, the yard was as tidy as ever, and the herbs belonged to everyone.

"Wei'er, the weather is nice today. Shall I take you to Fengling Town for a stroll? By the way, send some medicinal materials to the shop, exchange for silver, and buy some things you need, okay?

Usually, I am a grown man living here alone, as simple as it is, and Bai Wei is a girl's family, so I can't be too easy.

"Fengling Town?"

For some reason, upon hearing this name, Zixi felt a little sad.

"Well, that town is very close to this mountain. It is said that Danxue Mountain used to be the habitat of phoenixes, so it was named Fengling, doesn't it sound nice?"

"Phoenix?"

"You don't know? Of course I haven't seen it either. I heard that the phoenix is ​​a colorful bird with golden feathers. It has supernatural powers and can be reborn from the fire!"

Luo Yiyao closed her eyes and was intoxicated in her own fantasy, she didn't notice any difference in Zi Xi's expression.

Big bird, colorful, golden feather dream!
Zixi gasped, it turned out that what she dreamed was a phoenix!
"Weier, why are you so dazed?" Hurry up and clean up, we are ready to go! "

Luo Yiyao thought that Zixi, like himself, was immersed in that beautiful legend.
Spring is waning, flowers are fragrant, looking around the green hills and streams, Zixi's mood gradually becomes brighter.

Luo Yiyao walked beside her with a basket of herbs on his back, and kept describing the scene in Fengling Town:
"It's full of streets and alleys, and it's bustling with people every day! Clothes and hats, fan curtains, rouge powder, bonsai flowers, candied pastries... There are all kinds of things for sale, and there are many teahouses and taverns. Inns and hotels are much more interesting than this deserted mountain foot Already!"

"Since it's interesting, why don't you move to the town? Why stay at the foot of this deserted mountain!"

"Miss Bai Wei!"

Luo Yiyao stopped, stood on the spot and shouted.

"how?"

Zixi frowned slightly and looked at him provocatively.

"If I didn't live at the foot of this deserted mountain, you might have to eat and sleep in the open these few days, and you won't have enough to eat!"

What Luo Yiyao said is also true, if he hadn't met him on the mountain, he still wouldn't know what his situation is now
“Great stay!”

Zixi stretched out her thumb and nodded.Turn around and walk forward quickly.

Looking at the cheerful back, Luo Yi smiled and shook his head, there is really nothing he can do about her!
When they came to Fengling Town, the two frowned one after another, their faces full of doubts.

Unlike the hustle and bustle of the past, the streets are deserted and empty.The doors of the shops on both sides of the street were closed, and the atmosphere was particularly strange.

"Is that what you mean? It's not as good as your herb house, at least you can hear a few birdsong"

"go!"

Luo Yiyao pulled Zixi's arm and ran away, something must have happened!He felt uneasy.
Running to the door of a pharmacy named "Ji Shi Tang", Luo Yiyao stopped in his tracks and pushed open the half-closed door. There was no one inside, and he panicked instantly.

"Doctor Qiu?"

At this moment, the door curtain of the inner room was lifted, and a benevolent old man came out.

"It's Yiyao, let's talk first!"

The old man bolted the door of the pharmacy tightly, and turned his head to signal the two to enter the inner room.

"Doctor Qiu, what happened in Fengling Town!"

Seeing that the old man was safe and sound, Luo Yiyao felt a little more at ease.

"Hey, I have lived in Fengling Town all my life, and I have never encountered such a strange thing."

The old man poured two cups of hot tea and handed them to the two of them respectively. He sighed and continued to speak with a sad face:

"One night a few days ago, a huge blood moon suddenly appeared in the sky. People said it was an ominous omen, and something bad might happen."

"Blood Moon?"

Full of curiosity, Zixi stared at the old man with wide eyes.

"This girl is...?
"Oh, she is Bai Wei, my friend. You continue to talk, what happened next?"

Bai Wei?Clearing away heat and dissipating swelling, promoting granulation and relieving pain.What a name!
The old man smiled at Zixi and nodded.

"It is said to be a blood moon, but the moonlight is as red as blood. After all, the sky is unpredictable, and it is not surprising that there are occasional differences."

There must be something wrong when something goes wrong, it seems that what you said is right, Luo Yiyao has a bad feeling.

"What happened?"

"Not long after the blood moon appeared, suddenly there was a strong wind, lightning and thunder. In one night, all the rich and powerful families in Fengling Town were looted, and many people died."

Speaking of this, Doctor Qiu had tears in his eyes.

"There is such a weird thing... I see that the doors of the shops on the street are all locked, why don't you stay at home, what are you doing in this pharmacy?
Seeing that the old man was very sad, Zixi asked worriedly.

"As soon as this incident happened, people in Fengling Town panicked, and the pharmacies were also closed. If someone is sick and needs to take medicine urgently, what should I do? I'm an old bone, it's nothing serious!"

Uneasiness and fear could not dispel the benevolence of the doctor, Zixi respected the old man in front of him.

Luo Yiyao understood the meaning of "helping the world", stood up and poured a cup of hot tea for Doctor Qiu.

The room became silent for a while, doubt and sadness intertwined, permeating the air.

Suddenly, there was a messy sound of horseshoes from a distance, getting closer and closer to this "Jishi Hall".
　With the appearance of the blood moon, the sight of disaster, a conspiracy begins...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)